Cross-border rhino movements create new conservation concerns in India and Bhutan
A conservation programme increased the one-horned rhino population in India’s Manas Tiger Reserve from zero to 48 over two decades. The animals’ growing movement across the India-Bhutan border is now creating fresh concerns for conservationists, according to The Hindu.
A joint conservation focus involving India and Bhutan is drawing attention to the movement of one-horned rhinoceroses across their international border, according to The Hindu. A translocation programme helped restore the rhino population in India’s Manas Tiger Reserve. The population rose from zero to 48 over a period of 20 years.
The increase marks the reported recovery of the herbivore in the reserve through a programme that moved animals into the area. The supplied material does not give details of the number of rhinos translocated, their sources or the organisations involved. The recovery has also brought a new challenge.
Increasing movement of the rhinos across the India-Bhutan border has raised concerns about how the animals’ conservation should be managed across the two countries. The available information does not specify the precise risks associated with the cross-border movement or the measures being considered by authorities. It establishes, however, that the success of the population recovery has made cooperation between India and Bhutan an important part of future conservation efforts.
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